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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of a nuclear-capable cruise missile and other weapons aboard a new 5,000-ton destroyer, the Kang Kon, repaired after being damaged in a failed launch ceremony last year, state media said Sunday, in the latest military display marking Kim’s push to build a nuclear-armed navy.

7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly

NEW YORK (AP) – A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to increase their outputs modestly next month, which would bring more oil online after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Today in History: July 5, Dolly the sheep born in cloning breakthrough

Today in History Today is Sunday, July 5, the 186th day of 2026. There are 179 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, was born.

Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti.

Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine

Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine

Philippine impeachment court to open politically volatile trial of vice president

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter political feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Canada to decide between German, South Korean submarine bids on Monday

TORONTO (AP) – Canada is expected Monday to choose between German and South Korean bids to build a fleet of 12 submarines in one of its biggest-ever military procurements.

Paris appeals court ruling could upend Marine Le Pen's 2027 presidential bid

PARIS (AP) – Paris’ appeals court is set to rule Tuesday in Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement case, a decision that could determine whether one of France’s leading presidential contenders can run in next year’s election.